diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000e/phy.c b/drivers/net/e1000e/phy.c
index d8453946bff8b118b859379a85b1af51e63e0169..994401fd0664fbc188980ea188e33bdf95fdb0ec 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000e/phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000e/phy.c
@@ -1531,7 +1531,12 @@ s32 e1000e_phy_has_link_generic(struct e1000_hw *hw, u32 iterations,
 		 */
 		ret_val = e1e_rphy(hw, PHY_STATUS, &phy_status);
 		if (ret_val)
-			break;
+			/*
+			 * If the first read fails, another entity may have
+			 * ownership of the resources, wait and try again to
+			 * see if they have relinquished the resources yet.
+			 */
+			udelay(usec_interval);
 		ret_val = e1e_rphy(hw, PHY_STATUS, &phy_status);
 		if (ret_val)
 			break;